In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hso: fix null-ptr-deref during tty device unregistration
Multiple ttys try to claim the same the minor number causing a double
unregistration of the same device. The first unregistration succeeds
but the next one results in a null-ptr-deref.
The get_free_serial_index() function returns an available minor number
but doesn't assign it immediately. The assignment is done by the caller
later. But before this assignment, calls to get_free_serial_index()
would return the same minor number.
Fix this by modifying get_free_serial_index to assign the minor number
immediately after one is found to be and rename it to obtain_minor()
to better reflect what it does. Similary, rename set_serial_by_index()
to release_minor() and modify it to free up the minor number of the
given hso_serial. Every obtain_minor() should have corresponding
release_minor() call.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-02-25T14:03:40.319Z
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.846Z
Reserved: 2024-02-25T13:45:52.716Z
Link: CVE-2021-46904
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.846Z
NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-02-26T16:27:45.260
Modified: 2024-04-17T19:33:10.603
Link: CVE-2021-46904
Redhat